Box-machine.



S. F. BAUWENS.

BOX MACHINE.

APPUCATION FILED APR.8, 1912.

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BOX MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1912. I LMQfiQ-E Patented June 8,1915.

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S. F. BAUWENS.

BOX MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1912.

1,142,008. PatentedJuneSQ 1915.

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3. F. BAUWENS.

BOX MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8,19l2.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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80X MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8. 1912.

Patented 3 5114: 8, 1915.

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SERAPHINE BAUWENSQO F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOX-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters latcnt.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed April 8, 1912. Serial No. 689,196.

To (ZZZ-1071,0272, it may concern Be it known that l, SERAPHINE F. BAU- wnxs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of. the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jon-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in box machines, and has for its object the provision of certain improvements in boX machines adapted to make wire bound boxes, whereby the formation of the boxes is greatly facilitated.

lhe invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a partial top plan view of one end of a machine embodying my invention, Fig. 2, an enlarged side elevation of the lower portion of a cleat feeding magazine and the adjacent parts employed in the machine, Fig. 3, an enlarged top plan view corresponding to Fig. 2, Fig. 1, an enlarged detail section taken on line m-w of Fig. 2, Fig. 5, an elevation of one of the feeding blocks employed in the machine and shown as detached therefrom, Fig. 6, an elevation showing the opposite side of the block illustrated n Fig. 5, Fig. 7, a top plan view of the block corresponding to Fig. 6, Fig. 8, a partial top plan view of the other end of the machine! shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 9, an enlarged section taken on line ;1 1 of Fig. 8, and Fig. 10, a section taken on line e2 of Fig.

he preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises a suitable frame having horizontal shafts 1 and 2 mounted therein, as indicated. A stationary side rail 3 and a laterally adjustable sir e rail 4 are arranged on the frame of the machine, said side rails being provided, respectively, with longitudinal'channels 5 and 6 adapted to accommodate feed chains 7 and 8 arranged to travel therethrough. Feed chains 7 and 8 pass over suitable sprockets arranged on shafts 1 and 2 and the sprockets for chain 8 are made laterally adjustable on said shafts so as to move in conjunction with the adjustments of side rail 4 so as to proride for the making of larger sized boxes, as

nism forms no part of the present invention, 4

and is more fully llustrated and described in my companim a lcation Serial No. 689,197, filed of even date herewith, any suitable feed mechanism being capable for use in conjunction with the improvements herein set forth and claimed.

Chains 7 and 8; carry elongated plates 10 and 11, respectively, which are secured to said chains, as indicated, and which carry on their inner sides elongated dovetail ribs 12,115 shown. Feedblocks 13 are adjustably secured on the ribs 12 at suitable intervals, sa d blocks being secured in position by means of screws 14 and clamping blocks 15, as shown. Two of the blocks 15 and clamping screws H are provided so that in case it is desired to secure one or more of the blocks 13 at a joint between plates 10, so as to permit said plates'and the feed chains to pass over sprocket wheels, one of the clamping blocks and clamping screws may be omitted and the feed block 13 secured to the rib 12 on but one of the plates 10. This will permit said plates to pass over sprocket wheels. Each of the blocks 13 carries an inwardly extending feed finger 16 which extends into a channel guide member 17 secured to the corresponding side rail of the frame by means of a suitable standard or post 18, as shown. Feed blocks 13 are se- 'curcd in transversely alining pairs to the chains 7 and 8 so that the feed fingers on each pair will traverse the channel members 17 in transverse alinement with each other. A cleat magazine is arranged over each of the channel members 17 and is formed of oppositely disposed substantially U-shaped incmberslf) and 20 secured to standards 21 and 22 which are in turn secured to the outer side of the corresponding channel member by means of stud bolts 23 taking into T-slots 23' formed in the outer sides of the members 17. Standard 21 is provided with. a forwardly and downwardly inclined guide surface 24; which is adapted to facilitate the discharge of cleats 25 from said -magazines. The magazines are left open at their bottomsrso as to permit the passage of magazines, the bottommost cleats will be -,walls 28 which serve to properly position,

passage of feed fingers 16 across the bottoms 5 of said magazines through the correspond- .ing channel members 17, as shown in Fig. 4. By this arrangement, it will be observed that if said magazines are provided with a stack or column of cleats 25, as each pair of feed fingers l6 traverses the bottoms of said forced from said magazines and fed along through channel members 17' in transverse alinement with each other. During this I movement, when the rearward ends of the J cleats pass the central portions of the superposed stack'or column of cleats, the column is ,likely to tilt rearwardly, as indicated in Fig. 2, thus tilting up the forward ends of th; cleats, as shown. This action might interferewith the withdrawal of the next cleat from 'said magazine in case an abrupt wall "was provided at the forward side thereof, "and to avoidthis I provide the forwardly *and downwardlyinclined guide surface24 which willinsure the ready feeding of the 'bottommost cleat, even if its forward end is somewhat raised or tilted upwardly.

It will be observed, that the ends of the cleats are tongued and grooved and that feed. fingers 16' project but a short distance into, the channels so as not to contact with the tongues on the cleats. This arrangement leaves a longer space between the ends gers than the length of the feed fingers and thus provides ample roomfor the cleats to feed "from the magazines to the channels 1 Without interference from said fingers.

40.; Immediately forward ofthe cleat'magazines, the channels in members -17 are pro- .vided with outwardly extending recesses 26 v which serve toincrease the lateral distance 46 ,nels, as indicated. This increase in the lateral-distance between said walls facilitates the insertion of thebox sides 27 into said channels and onto the cleats therein. In "use, an operator stands by the side of the machine and inserts one of the ordinary box sides onto each pair of cleats as said .'pair passes intermittently through said channels. The forward ends of recesses 26 are merged into the normal sides of the corresponding channel members 17 by means of inwardly inclined vertical surfaces or the box sides on the cleats transversely. -'Thus it will be observed that as each pair of feedv fingers 16 traverses the bottoms of the cleat magazines, a pair of transversely alining cleats will be fed through channel members 17, and a box side may be placed upon each of said pairs of cleats by the operator, the additional space provided by recesses ofthe cleats in alinement with the feed finbetween the innerupper walls of said chan-,

26 supplying ample room for this operation and tending to prevent stickingor jamming of the box sides during such insertion.

Each of the feed-blocks 13 carries a vertically reciprocable positioning member 29' which is provided on 'its forward edge with a recess 30 ada ted to receive the rear edge 'of a box side 2 and connected by means of a forwardly inclined cam surface 31 with a vertical surface 32, as shown in Fig. 5. Po-

sitioni ng member 29 is also provided with a rear recess 33 adapted to receive the forward edge of a box side, as indicated in Fig. 10, the extra longitudinal space thus suppliedserving to facilitate insertions of the box sides mentioned above. The forward end of recess 33 terminates in a vertical surtrack 36 serves to maintain said positioning members 111 their elevated positions during the insertion of box sides. Stationary cam members 37 are arranged at the termination of tracks 36 and are provided with forwardly and downwardly inclined cam surfaces 38 which are adapted to contact with the corresponding rollers 35 and depress said rollers and consequently the po-.

sitioning members 29 as they pass thereunder, said surface 38 leading to a horizontal surface 39 which serves to maintain said positioning members in depressed positions.

Thus it will be observed that, as feed chains 7 and 8 travel onwardly after the insertion of the box side, the corresponding position-' ing members 29 will be depressed and the inserted bo x side accurately positionedand held longitudinally on the corresponding pair of cleats. In case the box side is made of a plurality of slats'connccted by tongues and grooves, positioning members 29 serve to force such tongues and grooves together and hold them in engagement with each other.

Cover plates 40 are arranged on channel members 17 to lie over box sides and cleats passing therethrough and hold said box sides snugly to position against said cleats, the-rearward ends 41 of said cover plates being downwardly and forwardly inclined to facilitate the-passage of'the forward edges of the box sides under said cover plates.

Bythe construction set forth,it will. be'

observed, that the box cleatswill be automaticallyv placed in position for the reception of the box sides and that ample room is provided for the ready insertion of the box sides, thus facilitating the manual operation necessary, and that the l)OX sides thus inserted will be positioned and held automatically on the box cleats in proper position for stapling.

The machine is provided with any usual or desired form of stapling mechanism, the same not being shown as the specific form of the same has no cooperation with the feed mechanism just described and inasmuch as any suitable or desired form of stapling mechanism may be employed in conjunction with the feed mechanism, as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

\Vhile I have illustrated and described the preferred'form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is'capable of variation and modification Without departing from the spirit of the invention. 1, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such Variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding 'and supporting channels in the sides thereof; a conveyor; feed members on said conveyer arranged to project into said channels to push cleats theretln-ough,said cleats being supported directly and entirely by said channels, means for adjusting said feed members longitudinally of said conveyer; and means for applying boX sides to said cleats, substantially as described.

2. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding and supporting channels in the sides thereof; a conveyer; feed members on said conveyer arranged to project into said ,channels to push cleats therethrough, said cleats being supported directly and entirely by said channels, said "feed members being arranged in a plurality of pairs of transversely alining members;

means for adjusting said feed members l0n' gitudinally of said conveyer; and means for applying box sides to said cleats, substantially as described.

3. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding and supporting channels in the sides thereof; a conveyer; feed members on said conveyer arranged to project into said channels from one side tov push cleats therethrongh, said cleats being supported directly and entirely by said channels; means for adjusting said feed members longitudinally of said conveyers; and means for applying box sides to said cleats, substantially as described.

4. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding and supporting channels in the sides thereof; a conby said channels, said feed members being arranged in a plurality of pairs of transversely alining members; means for adjusting said feed members longitudinally of said conveyer; and meansfor applying box sides to said cleats, substantially as described.

5. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding and supporting channels in the sides thereof; a magazine positioned over each of said channels and arranged to support a stack of cleats with the bottom-most cleat resting in said channel; traveling feed means arranged to travel through said channels, engage each of said bottom-most cleats and push them through said channels, said cleats being supported directly and entirely by said channels; and means for applying box sides to said cleats, substantially as described.

-6. In a box machine, thecombination of a frame having cleat guiding and supporting channels in the sides thereof; a magazine positioned over each of said channels and arranged to support a stack of cleats with the bottonnmost cleat resting in said channel; traveling feed means arranged to -project into said channels from one side,

ported directly and entirely by said channels; and means for applying boX sides to said cleats, substantially as described.

7. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding and supporting channels in thesides thereof; a maga- Zine positioned over each of said channels and arranged to support a stack of cleats with the bottom-most cleat resting in said channel; a plurality of pairs of transversely alining traveling feeding means arranged to travel through said channels, engage the rear of said bottom-most cleats and push them through said channels in transversely alining pairs, said cleats being supported directly and entirely by said channels, said traveling feeding means serving to space said cleats apart but said traveling feeding means being of less length than the distances between corresponding portions of adjoining cleats; and means for applying box sides to said cleats, substantially as described.

8. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding and supp Ling channels in the sides thereof; a magazine positioned over each of said'channels and arranged to support a stack of cleats with the bottom-most cleat resting in said channels? a plurality of pairs of transversely alining feeding means arranged to project into said channels from one side, travel throughsaid channels, engage the rear of the said bottomanost cleats and push them through said channels in transversely alining pairs, said cleats beingsupported directly and entirely by said channels, said traveling feeding means serving to space said cleats apart, but said traveling means being, ofless length than the distance between corresponding portions of adjoining cleats; and means for applying box sides to said cleats, substantially as described.

9; In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding channels in the 'sides'.,thereof; means for feeding cleats through. said channels in transverse registration witheach other; and means for applying box sides to said cleats consisting of means on said feeding means for automatically positioning box sides on said cleats longitudinally of said feeding means, subl 1 u a. frame; having cleat guidingchannels in' "the sides thereof, said channels being open at the top and outwardly recessed at one portion for the insertion of box sides therein, said recesses being provided at their discharge ends with inwardly inclined positioning surfaces: and means for feeding cleats through said channels in transverse registration with each other, substantially as described.

12. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding channels in the sides thereof, said\channels being open at the top and outwardly recessed at one portion for the insertion of box sides therein, said recesses being provided at their dis charge ends with iiiwardly inclined positioningsurfam-s: cover plates for said channels having their entry ends downwardly inclined; and means for' feeding. cleats through said channels in transverse registration with each, other, substantially as de- "scribed.

l3. In a box machine, the combination of a frame hatingcleat guiding channels in the sides tl'iereof, said channels being open at, the top and outwardly recessed at one por-- tion for the insertion of box sides therein,

said recesses being provided at their discharge ends with inwardly inclined positioning surfaces; means for feeding cleats through said channels in transverse registration with each other; and means on said feeding means for automatically positioning said box sides on said cleats longitudinally, substantially as described.-

14'. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding channels in :he sides thereof, said channels being open at the top" and outwardly recessed at one portion for the insertion of boX' sides. therein; said recesses being provided at their discharge ends with inwardly 1ncl1ned ])OS1 tioning surfaces; cover plates for said channels having their entry ends downwardly inclined; means for feeding cleats tlirough said channels in transverse registrat on with each othe and means on said feedin means for, automatically positioning I said box sides on said cleats longitudinally, substantially as described.

15. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having" cleat guiding channels in the sides thereof, said channels being'open at the top and outwardly recessed at one portion for the insertion of box sides therein, said recesses being provided at their, discharge ends with inwardly inclined positioning surfaces; means for feeding cleats through said channels in transverse; registration with each other; downwardlyimovable positioning members on said feeding means and providedwith forwardly inclined positioning surfacesadaptedito contact with the rear'edges of box sides on said cleats and force said sides forwardly upon downward movement "thereof; and stationary cam members arranged to depress said downwardly movable positioning members, substantially-as described. I

16. In a box machine, the combinationof a frame having cleat guiding'cha inels in the sides thereof. said channels being open at the top and outwardly recessed at one portion for the insertion of box sides there? in, said recesses being provided at their discharge ends with inwardly inclined positioning surfaces; covcr'plates for said channels having their entry ends downwardly inclined; means for feeding cleats through said channels in transverse registration'with each other; downwardly mQYablelpQsitioning members on said feeding mean s and.

provided with forwardly inclined positioning surfaces adapted to contactjflwiththe rear edges of box sides on said' cleats and force said sides forwardly upon'downward movement ,thereof; and stationary cam members arranged to depress isaid down-.

wardly movable positioning members, sub stantially as described.

, 17 .-'In-abox machine, the combinatibn of a frame having cleat guiding channels in the sides thereof, said channels being open at the top and outwardly recessed at one portion for the insertion ofbox sides therein, said recesses being provided at their discharge ends with inwardly inclined positioning surfaces; means for feeding cleats through said channels in transverse registration with each other; longitudinally adjustable downwardly movable positioning members on said feeding means and provided with forwardly inclined positioning surfaces adapted to contact with the rear edges of box sides on said cleats and force said sides forwardly upon downward move ment thereof and stationary cam members arranged to depress said downwardly movable positioning members, substantially as described.

18. In a box machine, the combination of a! frame having cleat guiding channels in the sides thereof, said channels being open at the top' and outwardly recessed at one portion for the insertion of box sides therein, said recesses being provided at their dis charge ends with tioning surfaces; cover plates for said channels having their entry ends downwardly inclined; means for feeding cleats through said channels in transverse registration with each other; longitudinally adjustable downwardly movable positioning members on said feeding means and provided with for- Wardly inclined positioning surfaces adapted to contact With the rear edges of box sides on said cleats and force said sides for- Wardly upon downward movement thereof; and stationary cam members arranged to depress said downwardly movable positioning members, substantially as described.

19. n a box machine, the combination of a frame; box side feeding means arranged to tra\ erse said frame; movable means on said feeding means arranged to position said sides longitudinally with respect to said feeding means; operating said positioning means, substantially as described 20. In a box machine, the combination of a frame: cleat feeding means arranged to trmerse said frame: downwardly movable positioning members on said feeding means and provided with forwardly inclined positioning surfaces arranged to contact with the rear edges of box side's on said cleats and force said sides forwardly movement thereof; and members arranged to uardly movable positioning members, substantially as described.

21. in a box machine, the combination of a frame: cleat feeding means arranged to traverse said frame," longitudinally adjust stationary cam depress said downinwardly inclined posi and automatic means forupon downward.

able downwardly movable positioning members on said feeding means and provided with forwardly inclined positioning snrfaces arranged to contact with the rear edges of box sides on said cleats and force said sides forwardly upon downward moveun thereof; and stationary cam members arranged to depress said downwardly mo"- able prsitioning members, substantially as described.

In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guidingchannels in the sides thereof, said channels being open at the top for the insertion of box sides therein: means for feeding cleats through said channels in transverse registration with each other; and means on said feeding means for automatically positioning box sides on said cleats longitudinally of said feeding me'ans, substantially as described.

23. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding and supporting channels in the sides thereof; a magazine positionedjwer each of said channels and arranged to support a stack of cleats with the bottom-most cleat resting in said channel; a plurality of pairs of transversely alining feer'lingmeans arranged to travel through said channels. engage the rear of said bottom-most cleats and push them through said channels in transversely salining pairs. said cleats being supported directly and entirely by said channels, and said feeding means serving to position said cleats: and means for applying box sides on said cleats. substantially as described.

.24. In a box machine, the combination of a frame having cleat guiding and supporting channels in the sides thereof; a magazine positioned over each of said-channels arranged to support a stack of cleats with the bottom-most cleat resting in said a plurality of pairs of transversely I feeding means arranged to project into said channels from one side, travel through said channels, engage the rear of said bottom-most cleats and push them through said channels in transversely alining pairs, said cleats being supported directly and entirely by said channels, and said feeding means serving to position said cleats: and means for applying box sides on SERA PHINE F. BAUWENS.

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